Cyber Influence and Cognitive Threats

Vladlena Benson, John McAlaney, John Mcalaney

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780128192047
• eBook ISBN: 9780128192054
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
• Index: Psychology

In the wake of fresh allegations that personal data of  Facebook users have been illegally used to influence the outcome of the US general election and the Brexit vote, the debate over manipulation of social Big Data continues to gain more momentum. Cyber Influence and Cognitive Threats addresses various emerging challenges in response to cybersecurity, examining cognitive applications in decision-making, behaviour and basic human interaction. The book examines the role of psychology in cybersecurity by addressing each factor involved in the process: hackers, targets, cybersecurity practitioners, and the wider social context in which these groups operate. Cyber Influence and Cognitive Threats covers a variety of topics including information systems, psychology, sociology, human resources, leadership, strategy, innovation, law, finance and others. - Explains psychological factors inherent in machine learning and artificial intelligence - Explores attitudes towards data and privacy through the phenomena of digital hoarding and protection motivation theory - Discusses the role of social and communal factors in cybersecurity behaviour and attitudes - Investigates the factors that determine the spread and impact of information and disinformation

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Cybersecurity as a social phenomenon
• Chapter 2. Towards an integrated socio-technical approach for designing adaptive privacy aware services in cloud computing
• Chapter 3. Challenges of using machine learning algorithms for cybersecurity: a study of threat-classification models applied to social media communication data
• Chapter 4. ‘Nothing up my sleeve’: Information warfare and the magical mindset
• Chapter 5. Digital hoarding behaviours: Implications for cybersecurity
• Chapter 6. A review of security awareness approaches: Towards achieving communal awareness
• Chapter 7. Understanding users' information security awareness and intentions: A full nomology of protection motivation theory
• Chapter 8. Social big data and its integrity: The effect of trust and personality traits on organic reach of facebook content
• Chapter 9. The impact of sentiment on content post popularity through emoji and text on social platforms
• Chapter 10. Risk and social influence in sustainable smart home technologies: A persuasive systems design model
• Index